Sunday, 19 August 2012

Lister Park

Sunday Aug 19th a.m.
The morning started off overcast but the sun soon broke through making it a
pleasant morning at Lister Park with a start temperature of 15°C.There wereCanadas on the lake when we arrived which began to move out onto the grass
where others were already eating in front of Cartwright Hall.There were severalBH Gulls with others swelling the numbers from nearby roof tops as the morning
wore on, we also saw a LBB Gull flying around the lake.There were the usualMallards,Coots,Moorhen and Tufted Ducks, a pair of Coots had three young chicks.
Also a Grey Heron was on the boats moored by one of the islands hunting for fish, we
watched it for a while, it did not seem to be bothered by our presence and eventually
it caught a large fish.Also round the lake we saw a Grey Wagtail,Feral Pigeons,Robin
and a Dunnock.
We followed the steam higher up the Park seeing Chaffinch,Blackbird and a Nuthatch
briefly on the ground,probably enjoying the Beech Nuts which were ripe on the ground.
There were also plenty Grey Squirrels also enjoying these high in the trees, another
enjoyable morning at Lister Park with a good selection of birds.

About Me

I'm a young birder from Bradford in West Yorkshire who enjoys all wildlife and taking snaps.These I share on my blog for others to enjoy and comment on with plenty of help from my dad Nigel.He helps with the writing and he edits the pictures.Update 2016 my dad will be doing most of the blogging as I will be doing less birding.